King Charles Is Under Scrutiny After Rumors Of Employee Layoffs At His Previous Residence
King Charles III, who became king of the United Kingdom on September 10, has drawn criticism after it was revealed that up to 100 employees at his old house would lose their jobs.
Within days of his succession to the throne, reports that up to 100 employees at King Charles III’s previous palace may lose their employment drew the condemnation of the British monarchy.
Many employees at Clarence House, Charles’ former official residence, received notification on the 13th of September that their careers were in jeopardy. The notices, according to the article, came during a busy time of transition as Charles and Camilla, the queen consort, moved to Buckingham Palace following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on 15th September.
The decision by the royals to warn colleagues of job cuts during a time of sorrow was dubbed “nothing short of cruel” by the Public and Commercial Services Union.
The magnitude and speed at which this has been communicated, according to the union’s general secretary, Mark Serwotka, are extremely callous. “While some changes throughout the homes were to be expected, as duties across the royal family evolve,” he said.
Until the queen’s official burial on 12th September, Britain remains in a state of national mourning.
Clarence House issued a statement saying that after Charles’ ascension, his and Camilla’s home operations “had halted” and “as required by law, a consultation process has begun.”
The criticism came after two videos of the 73-year-old king appearing to be visibly agitated by a leaky pen and a pen holder recently went viral on social media.
Charles was visiting Northern Ireland on 13th September as part of the most recent leg of his royal tour of the U.K.’s four nations when he was seen in one video losing his displeasure over a leaking pen when he was signing a visitors’ book in front of cameras there.
Oh my god, I detest this! and “I can’t stand this filthy thing every stinking time!” were heard from Charles.
Following another pen-related incident on 10th September, when a pen holder stepped in the way of the new monarch while he was signing a document during his accession ceremony, a video of the incident was released on 11th September.
Since his mother passed away in Scotland, Charles has been the subject of considerable media attention and has a demanding schedule. Prior to returning to Scotland to walk behind the queen’s coffin, Prince and Camilla took a flight from Scotland to London for his inauguration ceremony and to address lawmakers there.
Then, on 13th September, he flew to Northern Ireland and arrived back in London that evening, arriving in time for the 14th September procession of the queen’s coffin from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall.
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